{"id":2317,"date":"2013-07-03T09:02:23","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T09:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lama.fileli.unipi.it\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2013-07-03T09:02:42","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T09:02:42","slug":"the-same-old-lies-frauds-falsehoods-and-forgeries-in-the-ancient-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lama.fileli.unipi.it\/fr\/the-same-old-lies-frauds-falsehoods-and-forgeries-in-the-ancient-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The Same Old Lies: Frauds, Falsehoods, and Forgeries in the Ancient World"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York University Classics Graduate Student Conference<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

November 16, 2013<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Field-dwelling shepherds, ignoble disgraces, mere bellies:\u00a0 we know how to say many false things similar to genuine ones, but we know, when we wish, how to proclaim true things. (Hesiod,\u00a0Theogony\u00a0<\/em>26-9)<\/span><\/p>\n

With these lines the Olympian Muses address Hesiod at the beginning of the\u00a0Theogony<\/em>. In thus inspiring the poet to celebrate \u201cwhat will be and what was before\u201d (32), the Muses draw a distinction between what is true and what is false and at the same time challenge our ability to distinguish the two. But what, exactly, was considered a \u201clie\u201d in the ancient world? Was it merely the communication of an untruth, or is the intent to deceive central to the very concept? Along similar lines, how do forgeries and counterfeits, both ancient and modern, \u201clie\u201d to their users and viewers, and what truths can we glean from their production and reception?<\/span><\/p>\n

This conference seeks to explore such questions, examining the critical role played by lies, untruths, and misinformation in the construction and interpretation of the Greek and Roman worlds. We invite submissions from all subfields and related disciplines (Classics, History, Religious Studies, Philosophy, Art History, Archaeology, Near Eastern Studies, Judaic Studies).<\/span><\/p>\n

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:<\/span><\/p>\n